Definitions for enclave

enclave en·clave

Spelling: [en-kleyv, ahn-]
IPA: /ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn-/

Enclave is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in enclave (aceelnv).

Definitions for enclave

noun

  1. a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
  2. any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one:

verb (used with object)

  1. to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of:

Origin of enclave

1865-70; French, Middle French, noun derivative of enclaver Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre to lock in, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + clāv(is) key + -āre infinitive

Examples for enclave

He wondered if anyone had missed him back at the enclave, yet.

Its smugglers are a vital lifeline between that Hamas-ruled enclave and the outside world.

The Russians flex their 200-men muscles in an enclave in the Pristina airport.

In an ultra-Orthodox enclave of upstate New York, a former student has accused a principal of sex acts.

I just thought I'd tell you about the doings in the enclave when we land.

Are the settlers occupying the enclave in Hebron that Netanyahu wishes to solidify willing to become Palestinian citizens?

Property worth £350m was unoccupied on The Bishops Avenue, an exclusive street in a north London enclave.

Because Boone is a Democratic enclave thanks in part to the college students.

The small republic of San Marino is the only other enclave in Italian territory.

Not that Walt was a mugger—as far as I know; but that's the pattern of the enclave.

Word Value for enclave
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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